Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
US company selling low-cost security cameras.
Until Wyze traces its cobalt, gold and tin to the mine, it can't show that the miners who dig them are safe or fairly paid.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace. That alone means a poor grade until it takes steps to trace them.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsMost of its products are made in countries such as China and Malaysia, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Not met: Traces its cobalt, gold and other conflict minerals to the mine
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace
- Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From press and retailer reports; Wyze doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where electronics are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Taiwan | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| South KoreaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: cobalt, tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold mining carry child and forced labour risk (DR Congo, Indonesia), and assembly overtime is widespread.
- Relies on metals such as cobalt, gold and tin from artisanal mines where miners, including children, face toxic dust, mercury exposure and deadly tunnel collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.
Research notes Wyze does not make its own devices; it buys them from contract manufacturers, reported to be mainly in China and Taiwan, with Tianjin Hualai Technology named as its main maker. In 2025 it said it was moving production out of China, reportedly towards Vietnam. It publishes no supplier list, audit results, modern slavery statement or conflict minerals report, and makes no living wage commitment. No country split is disclosed.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Unclear | No Wyze statement was found on the Australian Modern Slavery Register. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | Wyze was founded after Baptist World Aid's last Electronics Industry Report (2016) and has never been rated; the series has ended. View |
| KnowTheChain | Not covered | Wyze is too small to be among the companies in the 2025 KnowTheChain ICT benchmark. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour abuse reports involving Wyze or its suppliers were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- The Reason Why Wyze Security Cameras Are So Cheap (BGR) · search the archive · Wyze buys devices from outside manufacturers mainly in China and Taiwan; main contract maker Tianjin Hualai Technology
- Wyze gets $255K tariff bill for $167K worth of floodlights (Tom's Hardware, 2025) · search the archive · Wyze makes in China and is reportedly moving factories out, apparently to Vietnam; no shares given
- Wyze lands in Australia with Wyze Cam v3 Pro 2K security camera (iTWire, November 2022) · search the archive · Sold in Australia through Wyze's global website and Amazon; no physical retailers named
- Wyze Labs (Wikipedia) · search the archive · Based in Kirkland, Washington; founded 2017 by former Amazon employees; about 350 employees; privately held
- Wyze deals (OzBargain) · search the archive · Wyze products offered to Australian shoppers online
Company details
- Headquarters
- United States
- Employees
- About 350
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Wyze ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/wyze, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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